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<h1>About using a Microcharts widget as a selector</h1>
<p>A Microcharts Grid/Graph often consists of several attributes in the 
 row headers and the elements of those attributes in the rows. You can 
 enable these attributes and elements as selectors to allow analysts to 
 select an attribute or element and view specific data related to it in 
 other Grid/Graphs in the document. </p>
<p>When an analyst hovers the cursor over an attribute element that is 
 enabled as a selector, it becomes a hand pointer to indicate that a link 
 exists. When the link is clicked, all target Grid/Graphs on the dashboard 
 are updated with a set of data related to the attribute element that was 
 clicked. For example, if you click Southeast, all data related to the 
 Southeast region is displayed in the target Grid/Graphs on the dashboard. 
 </p>
<p>Each attribute element in the Grid/Graph, including the attribute names 
 in the row headers, can act as a selector. When you click an attribute 
 name displayed in a row header, all elements of that attribute are selected. 
 This overrides the selection of any of the individual attribute elements. 
 The background color of the attribute in the row header appears in gray 
 to indicate that the attribute is selected.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note the following</B></span>:</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>Metric columns cannot be used as selectors.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>When multiple attributes are set as selectors, the selections 
 occur independently of each other.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>You can also use the sparklines and bar charts in the widget as selectors 
 by enabling a time-based attribute, such as Month, on the Grid/Graph as 
 a selector. When you hover the cursor over a sparkline or bar chart, and 
 then click a specific data point, all data related to that data point 
 is displayed in all target Grid/Graphs and panel stacks in the document.</p>
<p>For steps to create a Microcharts widget as a selector, see 
<a href="Widget_as_selector.htm">Viewing 
 data related to a widget: Using a widget as a selector</a>.</p>
<p class="whs2"><span 
 style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;"><B>To use the widget as a selector</B></font></span></p>
<p class="whs3">A Microcharts 
 Grid/Graph often consists of several attributes in the row headers and 
 the elements of those attributes in the rows. You can enable these attributes 
 and elements as selectors. This allows an analyst to select an attribute 
 or an element and view specific data related to it in other Grid/Graphs 
 in the document. </p>
<p class="whs3">When an 
 analyst hovers the cursor over an attribute element that is enabled as 
 a selector, it becomes a hand pointer to indicate that a link exists. 
 When the link is clicked, all target Grid/Graphs on the dashboard are 
 updated with a set of data related to the attribute element that was clicked. 
 For example, if you click Southeast, all data related to the Southeast 
 region is displayed in the target Grid/Graphs on the dashboard. </p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Only 
 Grid/Graphs that are assigned as targets of the widget are updated when 
 you choose an option from a selector.</p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs3">Each attribute 
 element on the Grid/Graph, including the attribute names in the row headers, 
 can act as a selector. When you click an attribute name displayed in a 
 row header, all elements of that attribute are selected. This overrides 
 the selection of any of the individual attribute elements. The background 
 color of the attribute in the row header appears in gray to indicate that 
 the attribute is selected.</p>
<p class="whs4">Note 
 the following:</p>
<ol type="disc" class="whs5">
	<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Metric 
 columns cannot be used as selectors.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p class="whs3">When 
 two or more attributes are set as selectors, the selections occur independently 
 of each other.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs3">You can 
 also use the sparklines and bar charts in the widget as selectors by enabling 
 a time-based attribute (such as Month) on the Grid/Graph as a selector. 
 When you hover the cursor over a sparkline or bar chart, and then click 
 a specific data point, all data related to that data point is displayed 
 in all target Grid/Graphs and panel stacks in the document.</p>
<ol start="1" type="1" class="whs6">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs7">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Design</B></span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Editable 
 Mode</B></span>, do one of the following:</p></li>
</ol>
<ol start="14" type="1" class="whs6">
	<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs7">Right-click 
 the attribute, custom group, or consolidation in the Grid/Graph to use 
 as the selector, and choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Edit Selector</B></span>. 
 The Configure Selector dialog box opens. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p class="whs7">Right-click 
 the Metrics column in the Grid/Graph, and choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Edit 
 Selector</B></span>. The Configure Selector dialog box opens.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<ol start="2" type="1" class="whs6">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs7">Select 
 the target Grid/Graph or panel stack in the list of available targets 
 on the left. Click<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> &gt;</B></span> to add 
 it to the list of selected targets on the right. You can select multiple 
 targets.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs4">The 
 attribute, custom group, or consolidation you selected in the Grid/Graph 
 is the source, and the selected Grid/Graph is the target. The Action Type 
 of the selector is set the Select Element. </p>
<ol start="3" type="1" class="whs6">
	
<li style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;" class=p><p class="whs8">To 
 ensure that the user can select all or more than one element in the widget, 
 select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show option for All</B></span> 
 check box. The values of the selected attribute are displayed in the target 
 grid or the target widget.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">To 
 ensure that the metric totals are displayed in the target grid or target 
 widget, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show option for total</B></span> 
 check box. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">To 
 view updated values of the selected attribute when data is not available, 
 select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Automatically update when 
 there is no data for the current selection</B></span> check box.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs7">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to apply the changes and return 
 to the document.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs7">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs2">Related 
 topics</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs7">
<a 
 href="Defining_a_Microcharts_widget.htm">Creating a Microcharts widget</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs7">
<a 
 href="Formatting_a_Microcharts_widget.htm">Formatting a Microcharts widget</a></p></li>
</ul>
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